UGI USER, Author at Universal Group Of Institutions

21Sep 2023

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Women Reservation Bill.

Relevance GS 2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Tags: #WomenReservationBill #GenderEquality #WomenInPolitics #EmpowerHer #InclusivePolitics #EqualRepresentation #WomenLeadership. Why in the news? On Wednesday evening, the Lok Sabha approved the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, i.e., Women’s Reservation Bill with an overwhelming majority of 454 …

20Sep 2023

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The Cauvery Water Management Authority should act.

Relevance GS Paper-1 Water Resources. GS Paper- 2 Inter-State Relations. Tags: #KaveriWaterDispute #Karnataka #Tamil Nadu #CauveryWaterDisputeTribunal #Tribunal #CauveryWaterDispute #MekedatuReservoirProject #CauveryRiver #CAUVERYWATERMANAGEMENTAUTHORITY. Why in the news? The CWMA, in its meeting on August 29, deliberated on many factors that included the shortfall in inflows and rainfall, the monsoon forecast over the next fortnight (till …

20Sep 2023

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Facilitating degrees within a degree.

Relevance GS Paper – 2 Education, Human Resource, Centre-State Relations. Tags:#UGC, #National Higher Education Qualifications Framework. Why in the news? Even though the movement to specify frameworks for higher education qualifications had gained momentum across the world in the late 1990s, India remained without a National Higher Education Qualifications Framework (NHEQF) until recently. The …

20Sep 2023

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Daily News Analysis.

Cognizant to pay DDT, says tribunal News: Cognizant Technology Solutions suffered a blow when the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal mandated that it pay dividend distribution tax (DDT) on a share buyback of Rs 19,080 crore for the assessment year 2017–18. Dividend distribution tax (DDT) Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) was a tax levied by the Indian …

19Sep 2023

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Daily News Analysis.

Kisan Rin Portal and Door-to-Door Kisan Credit Card Campaign to be launched in New Delhi News: The government will introduce a slew of innovative programmes aimed at revolutionizing agriculture throughout the nation in New Delhi. The transformative projects include the Weather Information Network Data Systems (WINDS) Manual, the Door to Door KCC Campaign, and the …

19Sep 2023

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India Authorized to Issue OIML Certificates.

Relevance GS 2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors. Tags: #OIMLIndia #TradeFacilitation #MakeInIndia #UPSC #CurrentAffairs. Why in the News? India has become an OIML (International Organisation of Legal Metrology) certificate-issuing authority, facilitating the issuance of universally accepted certificates for various measuring instruments. India has reached a significant milestone by becoming the 13th …

19Sep 2023

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A win-win for all.

Like UPI, PM-WANI has potential to transform India’s digital public infrastructure Relevance GS Paper 2 Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Government policies and interventions for development …

19Sep 2023

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Invisible Women in Science.

Relevance GS Paper- 1 Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and development of new technology. Tags: #women #science #discrimination #inequality #currentaffairs #upsc. Why in the news? The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar …

18Sep 2023

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Daily News Analysis.

Britain, France, and Germany to retain ballistic missile and nuclear proliferation-related sanctions on Iran. News: The ballistic missile and nuclear proliferation-related sanctions against Iran that were supposed to expire in October as a result of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have been maintained, according to statements made by Germany, France, and Britain. The three European …

18Sep 2023

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Operation Polo completes 75 Years.

Relevance GS 1: Modern Indian History from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present. Tags: #OperationPolo #ModernHistory #UPSC #CurrentAffairs #75years #GS1. Why in the news? Operation Polo, the military action that integrated the princely state of Hyderabad into India, marked its 75th anniversary on September 13, 2023. This operation ended the Nizam …

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